GPU-Compute on Exynos Made EasierNews & Analysis 8/29/2013 2 commentsImagination has developed OpenCL extensions related to camera operations and computational photography that apply to its PowerVR Series 5 GPUs -- in use in such platforms as the Odriod development board and the Samsung Galaxy S4.

CMOS Timing Startup Turns to CrystalNews & Analysis 8/28/2013 9 commentsA developer of CMOS replacements for crystal oscillators has a new CEO, taken on more VC funding, and extended its business plan to include crystal oscillators.

3D Graphene Could Make Solar Cells CheaperNews & Analysis 8/26/2013 16 commentsMichigan Tech has created a novel 3D graphene material that can replace the expensive precious metals in solar cells as well as improve battery performance and perhaps even enable less expensive superconductors.

Miniature SiP for Electric VehiclesNews & Analysis 8/21/2013 13 commentsInfineon, together with 40 partners, developed basic technologies that enable much more compact and reliable SiP solutions than those available on the market today.

Atomic Clocks Double as Quantum SimulatorsNews & Analysis 8/19/2013 4 commentsAtomic clocks can simulate quantum states in real time, according to researchers at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Applied Materials Appoints CEONews & Analysis 8/16/2013 8 commentsGary Dickerson was appointed to replace Michael Splinter as CEO of the leading chip-making equipment firm. Splinter is to serve as executive chairman.

ARM Preps Near-Threshold Processor for IoTNews & Analysis 8/15/2013 17 commentsARM has been researching logic operation at near-threshold voltages and at clock frequencies of the order of tens of kilohertz. Its CTO says a core that uses such low voltages and clock frequencies could support low-power processing in applications that rely on energy harvesting.

Apple to Boost Pure-Play Foundry Growth News & Analysis 8/14/2013 9 commentsThanks largely to expectations that Apple will move at least some of its chip manufacturing to TSMC, overall pure-play foundry sales are expected to grow more than 20 percent this year.

Mobile Rising in Processor MarketNews & Analysis 8/13/2013 10 commentsMobile processors are becoming more significant in an expanding microprocessor market, because the PC market is in the doldrums, and non-x86 processors are failing to penetrate PCs, IC Insights says.

TSMC's Sales Growth Slowed in JulyNews & Analysis 8/12/2013 3 commentsYear-on-year revenue growth at leading foundry TSMC slowed in July while the same metric at its rival UMC increased, sending mixed signals about any imminent slowdown.

Internets of Things Need GlueNews & Analysis 8/12/2013 42 commentsPioneers and experts say what the IoT needs is consensus on a standard and "glue" to link the many incompatible protocols deployed today.